Hellevoetsluis

== English == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) Helvoetsluys === Proper noun === Hellevoetsluis A town and former municipality in Voorne aan Zee municipality, South Holland, Netherlands. == Dutch == === Etymology === Attested as Helvoet Sluys in 1639. Compound of the toponym Hellevoet (derived from a compound of the hydronym Helle and voet (“foot, bottom”)) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɦɛ.lə.vutˈslœy̯s/ Hyphenation: Hel‧le‧voet‧sluis Rhymes: -œy̯s === Proper noun === Hellevoetsluis n a town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Helvoeter === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Hellevoetsluis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN